"... Great ideas on generating new business. We are fortunate that we
can be considered small business owners, receiving compensation for passing
on a skill. However, our responsibility is to keep our students interested
and motivated and that should be our best business tact."

"I just graduated from college and the idea of having a private studio
thrills me. I was just wondering what established teachers used for their
studio. Is it just your living room? Do you have a special room in your
home, or do you rent from somewhere?"

"I think it's a little naive to say "if he's doing it for the money,
people will sense that. If he's not, people will know." Folks, we have
stuff put over on us every _day_ by people who are just in it for the money.
Pavarotti lip-synched an _entire_ Magic Flute in Seattle, and no one knew
until the paper got it a few weeks later, long after he's received his
$400,000 for the gig. Insincerity and indifference to artisic matters make
money all the time..."